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Is windlass a Scrabble word?

Yes. The word windlass is a Scrabble US word. The word windlass is worth 12 points in Scrabble:

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Is windlass a Scrabble UK word?

Yes. The word windlass is a Scrabble UK word and has 12 points:

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Is windlass a Words With Friends word?

Yes. The word windlass is a Words With Friends word. The word windlass is worth 14 points in Words With Friends (WWF):

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8-letter words (1 found)

WINDLASS,

7-letter words (1 found)

ISLANDS,

6-letter words (8 found)

DIWANS,ISLAND,LAWINS,SLAIDS,SNAILS,SWAILS,SWAINS,WINDAS,

5-letter words (43 found)

ANILS,AWDLS,DALIS,DAWNS,DIALS,DISAS,DIWAN,LAIDS,LANDS,LASSI,LAWIN,LAWNS,LINDS,NAILS,NIDAL,SADIS,SAIDS,SAILS,SAINS,SANDS,SASIN,SIALS,SIDAS,SILDS,SINDS,SISAL,SLAID,SLAIN,SLAWS,SNAIL,SNAWS,SWADS,SWAIL,SWAIN,SWANS,WADIS,WAILS,WAINS,WALDS,WALIS,WANDS,WILDS,WINDS,

4-letter words (70 found)

AIDS,AILS,AINS,ANDS,ANIL,ANIS,AWDL,AWLS,AWNS,DAIS,DALI,DALS,DANS,DAWN,DAWS,DIAL,DINS,DISA,DISS,ISNA,LADS,LAID,LAIN,LAND,LASS,LAWN,LAWS,LIAS,LIDS,LIND,LINS,NADS,NAIL,NIDS,NILS,SADI,SADS,SAID,SAIL,SAIN,SAIS,SALS,SAND,SANS,SAWN,SAWS,SIAL,SIDA,SILD,SIND,SINS,SLAW,SLID,SNAW,SWAD,SWAN,WADI,WADS,WAID,WAIL,WAIN,WAIS,WALD,WALI,WAND,WANS,WILD,WIND,WINS,WISS,

3-letter words (44 found)

ADS,AID,AIL,AIN,AIS,ALS,AND,ANI,ANS,ASS,AWL,AWN,DAL,DAN,DAS,DAW,DIN,DIS,IDS,INS,LAD,LAS,LAW,LID,LIN,LIS,NAS,NAW,NID,NIL,NIS,SAD,SAI,SAL,SAN,SAW,SIN,SIS,WAD,WAI,WAN,WAS,WIN,WIS,

2-letter words (15 found)

AD,AI,AL,AN,AS,AW,DA,DI,ID,IN,IS,LA,LI,NA,SI,

You can make 182 words from windlass according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of windlass

windlass

Alternative forms

  • windless (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English wyndlas, wyndelas, wyndlasse, wyndelasse, probably an alteration (due to Middle English windel) of Middle English windas, wyndas, wyndace, from Anglo-Norman windase, windeis and Old Northern French windas (compare Old French guindas, Medieval Latin windasius, windasa), from Old Norse vindáss (“windlass”, literally “winding-pole”), from vinda (“to wind”) + áss (“pole”). Compare Icelandic vindilass.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈwɪnd.ləs/

Homophone: windless

Noun

windlass (plural windlasses)

  1. Any of various forms of winch, in which a rope or cable is wound around a cylinder, used for lifting heavy weights
  2. A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course.
  3. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending the bow of an arblast, or crossbow.

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Verb

windlass (third-person singular simple present windlasses, present participle windlassing, simple past and past participle windlassed)

  1. To raise with, or as if with, a windlass; to use a windlass.
  2. To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect means.

Source: wiktionary.org